Month: January 2017

Although drones, or unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), can come in small sizes, the propellers on drones and flying drone parts can inflict serious, sometimes irreparable damage. The eyes seem particularly vulnerable. Below is a list of some known injuries and the legal consequences: Full Thickness Corneal Laceration. This Spring, a products liability suit was filed against Parrott[…]

Signed by Governor Deal May 9, 2017, and effective July 1, 2017, a new state law in Georgia attempts to set boundaries on local governments to enact laws and ordinances concerning unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS”) or drones. The 2017 law is the verbatim repackaging of two sections of 2016 UAS legislation that was passed[…]